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Botanical Microbiomes

Sustainable Practices in Agriculture and Ecosystem Management

  • 1st Edition - April 15, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Shobhit Raj Vimal, Jay Shankar Singh, Ashwani Kumar
  • Language: English

Botanical Microbiomes: Sustainable Practices in Agriculture and Ecosystem Management explores sustainable agricultural practices in response to environmental challenges, diving… Read more

Description

Botanical Microbiomes: Sustainable Practices in Agriculture and Ecosystem Management explores sustainable agricultural practices in response to environmental challenges, diving into the relationships between plants and their microbiomes, and how these interactions can impact crop sustainability and soil health management. By utilizing nature-derived resources, the book explores innovative solutions and next-generation agricultural challenges. Sections examine developments in plant microbiome research and its applications in addressing environmental and agricultural challenges, while also exploring how the phyto-microbiome, endo-microbiome, and rhizo-microbiome contribute to plant health by regulating phytohormones, metabolites, antioxidants, and osmoprotectants.

Finally, microbial metabolites and soil microbiome engineering for stress management in plants is explored. This book serves as an essential resource for upper-level undergraduate students, researchers, and professionals in advanced plant pathology, botany, environmental microbiology, and ecology. It also includes supplementary educational materials, such as PowerPoint slides, to enhance learning and practical application in agricultural practices.

Key features

  • Provides an overview of beneficial plant microbiomes in managing plant health under environmental change
  • Discusses the impact of microbial community structure and functional dynamics on plant development and adaptation
  • Describes advanced multiomics technologies and next-generation tools for exploring plant-microbiome dynamics
  • Includes expert contributions on microbial metabolites, soil microbiome engineering, and biopesticides in crop productivity and restoration
  • Offers supplementary PowerPoint slides and videos for enhanced learning

Readership

Students in undergraduate courses on Botany

Table of contents

1. Plant Microbiomes in Climate Change: Future-Proof Crops

2. Methanotrophs Microbiome in Management of CH4 Emission and Sustainable Paddy Agriculture

3. Significant Advances in Microbial Pesticides, High-Density BioInoculant Cultivation, and Seed Biopriming Strategies for Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance in Crops

4. Microbes Associated With Microbiome in Climate Resilient Agriculture

5. Microbiomes—An Effective Solution of Stress Management In Crops

6. Microbiomes Services in Possible Pesticide Management and Global Food Security

7. Cultivating Health: The Integral Role of Plant Microbiomes in Advancing the One Health Paradigm

8. Phytomicrobiome-Mediated Signaling in Plant Growth Regulation and Abiotic Stress Management

9. Exploring the Role of Diverse Microbial Communities in Enhancing Crop Nutrition and Productivity

10. Endophytic Bacillus spp. as a Crop Stimulator for Sustainable Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Production Under Drought-Stress Conditions.

11. Plant–Microbiome in Detoxification of Polluted Soils and Agroecosystem

12. Plant Microbiomes: New Frontiers in Current Decade for
Next Generation Agriculture

13. Plant Microbiome Strategies in Management of Climate-Ready Agriculture

14. Microbial-Mediated Pesticide Degradation: Upgrading From Conventional Methods to Cutting-Edge Technologies

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 30, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

SV

Shobhit Raj Vimal

Dr. Shobhit Raj Vimal did his PhD from Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He has practical experience of research work related to soil-plant-microbe interactions, isolation and identification of stress tolerant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and their application in paddy crop cultivation. He has published papers in international journal of repute such as Pedosphere, Ecological Indicators, Microbiology Research, etc. He is active member of various scientific committees. He received financial support from University Grants Commission (UGC) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India for research work.
Affiliations and expertise
International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, Vietnam Office, Vietnam

JS

Jay Shankar Singh

Dr. Jay Shankar Singh is Faculty at the Department of Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He is an expert in the area of land use, restoration ecology, and natural resource management. He is also actively serving as member of various scientific committees, holding editorial responsibilities for journals. He has published several articles and books from Springer, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, among others.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Environmental Microbiology, School for Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Raebarelly Road, Uttar Pradesh, India

AK

Ashwani Kumar

Dr. Ashwani Kumar is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India and previously worked as Assistant Professor at Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (Central University), Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India since June 2013. His laboratory of Metagenomics and Secretomics research focuses on harnessing the power of microbiome for plant growth improvement under stress conditions and pesticide remediation
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India